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| Jan.11 |
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  Senators attack Bush Iraq plan Senior legislators from both parties have attacked plans to send more than 20,000 extra troops to Iraq
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| Jan.12 |
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 Senators to Bush: Stay out of Iran President's warnings to Iran and Syria to not interfere in Iraq raised eyebrows Thursday on Capitol Hill
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| Jan.17 |
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Senators oppose Iraq troop boost 2 Democrats and a Republican have agreed on a resolution to oppose Bush's plan to increase troop numbers
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| Jan.24 |
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Senate panel rejects Iraq plan  The committee has rejected Bush's plan to send extra troops, passing the measure to a full Senate vote
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| Feb.5 |
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Republicans block Iraq war debate A resolution opposing Bush's decision to send extra troops to Iraq has failed to advance in the Senate: 49, with 47 voting against
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| Mar.27 |
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 Senate votes for Iraq deadline The Senate has endorsed a deadline of March 2008 for the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq
| The Senate rejected an amendment that would have removed the troop withdrawal clause from a bill on military funding
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| Apr.19 |
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Gonzales faces tough Senate panel US Attorney General is taking tough questions from the Judiciary Committee over the sacking of federal prosecutors
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| Apr.26 |
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Congress backs Iraq pull-out plan The Senate has voted to approve a bill which requires US troops to start withdrawing by October
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| May.17 |
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 Bill to give legal status to illegal immigrants The White House and the Senate have reached a deal that could give legal status to many of the 12m illegal immigrants in the US
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| May.21 |
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Senate set for immigration battle The Senate is set to begin debating a key bill that could give legal status to many of the estimated 12 million illegals
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| Jun.7 |
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Senate kills US immigration bill A bill to reform immigration law has failed, after the Senate failed to vote to make progress on the measure
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| Jun.27 |
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Bush faces eavesdropping subpoena The Senate has issued a subpoena ordering the White House to give up documents related to its surveillance of domestic terror suspects
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| Jun.28 |
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Vote dashes Bush immigration plan| The Senate has blocked a vote on a landmark bill, dealing a major blow to one of President's key policy planks | |
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| Jul.17 |
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Marathon Iraq talks in Senate The Senate is holding an all-night session as the Democrats seek to pass legislation requiring an early withdrawal of troops from Iraq
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| Aug.2 |
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Senate tightens lobbying rules The Senate has voted in favour of a bill to tighten rules on lobbying and ethics for lawmakers, following its approval in the House of Reps
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| Aug.3 |
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 Bush eavesdropping bill gets boost The Senate voted to temporarily give Bush expanded authority to eavesdrop on suspected foreign terrorists without court warrants
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| Aug.23 |
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Top Republican urges Iraq pullout| John Warner, an influential senator, has called for the withdrawal of some 5,000 US troops from Iraq by the year's end | |
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| Sep.19 |
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US troops' Iraq leave bid blocked Senate Republicans have blocked a bid by Democrats to give troops more home leave, a plan opposed by the administration
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| Nov.8 |
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New US attorney general confirmed The Senate has confirmed Michael Mukasey as the new attorney general despite misgivings from some senators who were unhappy at his answers
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| Dec.14 |
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Senate passes Iraq funds bill The Senate has authorised more spending for the war, without tying the bill to a timetable for troop withdrawal, a key Democratic demand
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| Dec.18 |
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Senate passes $70B in war funds| After months of stalemate, the Senate passed a government spending bill that includes billions of dollars requested by Bush to continue the war in Iraq | |
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